Estimation of quantal parameters at the calyx of Held synapse

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-356

  Sakaba, Takeshi ^a   Schneggenburger, Ralf ^a   Neher, Erwin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calyx of Held; Presynaptic; Synapse; Synaptic depression; Synaptic plasticity; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ACCURACY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COVARIANCE; DESENSITIZATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HYPOTHESIS; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VARIANCE;

EID: 0036889742     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(02)00174-8     Document Type: Article

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